A Breath of Hope

By: Lauraine Snelling

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Nilda Carlson has been trying to save enough money to go to America for months, so when a letter arrives with an offer to pay her passage, she jumps at the chance. Her younger brother, Ivar, accompanies her, and they are thrilled to join older brother Rune and his family in the northern forests of Minnesota. But America is not everything Nilda imagined. A terrifying experience in a lumber camp shakes Nilda's confidence and trust in men, but a job helping a young widow raise her children and run her farm gives her a chance to build her own life.

When she meets Fritz, the children's schoolteacher, she is initially unimpressed and uninterested. His kindness and passion for learning begin to win her over, but how can she sacrifice her dreams for the future for a man she's still not sure of?

©2018 Lauraine Snelling (P)2018 Recorded Books

Great Stories

I have listened to all of these books. And as I found a new one I was so excited to start. You must listen to all four of them!

Amazing Story of Faith, Hope and Fortitude

Another amazing story. A family that struggles with the strains of moving to a new land and finding a lot more than they imagined. In the end, all were blessed with peace and hope.

Interesting

Snelling is one of the best authors for word pictures. The descriptions are so vivid that you can see and feel (and smell) every minute of the book.

Heartwarming story of struggles of coming to America, and the importance of family and Faith.

I enjoyed the fact that the characters in this novel have a distant relationship with those of the Red River north series.

Norwegian settlers

This story focuses on a family from Norway who came to America to realize a dream of owning land and settled in Minnesota. I have loved all of Lauraine Snelling’s books, especially the series set near the Red River of North Dakota. That series, as this one, is centered around a Norwegian settlement. I love their focus on hard work, family, and faith!